Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight!
Directed by Paul Bogart1967 78mDocumentary, Comedy
8.37.5
Recreating the one-man show he starred in on Broadway, 'Hal Holbrook' portrays Mark Twain as a 70-year old humorist who skewers politicians, newspapermen and so-called patriots in this 90 minute monologue. Holbrook adapted Twain's own words for a commentary on slavery, religion and politics, mixing the satire with comic yarns about life on the Mississippi and a very effective ghost story. The show's highlight are the lengthy passages from "Huckleberry Finn".
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Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight! was released on March 6, 1967.
Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight! was directed by Paul Bogart.
Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight! has a runtime of 78m.
Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight! was produced by David Susskind, Don Silverman.
Recreating the one-man show he starred in on Broadway, 'Hal Holbrook' portrays Mark Twain as a 70-year old humorist who skewers politicians, newspapermen and so-called patriots in this 90 minute monologue. Holbrook adapted Twain's own words for a commentary on slavery, religion and politics, mixing the satire with comic yarns about life on the Mississippi and a very effective ghost story. The show's highlight are the lengthy passages from "Huckleberry Finn".
The key characters in Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight! are Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (Hal Holbrook).
Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight! is a Documentary, Comedy, Drama film.
Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight! has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.